Puffy wrote:I'm Mackay. Similarly wet! Had conti gp4000s black chillies on the forums recommendation. Went to gators just to try them very happy the day the sidewall went at about 1000km old. Back on the black chillies. Loving them!

With the Gatorskins you want the Hardshell version, they are good.

I run them on our tandem and wear them down to the threads no problem.

So we get the leaders we deserve and we elect, we get the companies and the products that we ask for, right? And we have to ask for different things. – Paul Gildingbut really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.

So we get the leaders we deserve and we elect, we get the companies and the products that we ask for, right? And we have to ask for different things. – Paul Gildingbut really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.

jacks1071 wrote:If you only knew what we've got cooking, "watch this space"

If it means I no longer need to worry about shattered glass, then I'll buy them. Through a few notorious areas of one PSP with a lot of glass, I get off the bike and carry it. Cautious, but better than getting wrecked tyres.

I have just destroyed my continental ultra that came with my bike. Hit a very large pothole at a fast speed resulting in a 60kph battle of wills with gravity to remain upright. The tyre has several slashes in it a couple of 2 mm gapes and the side wall has a 1mm hole in it, that the innertube is now trying to escape from. Covered only 550 k'sThe local guys I ride with are going to place bulk wiggle order and share out the goodies, IE bulk innertube purchase. But I will buy locally if sensibly priced.Rim is slightly bent in, but not bad. Roads around here are bloody awful, rural, broken Tarmac and loose surface is more common than glass. Schwalbe Durano Plus Performance Folding Road Tyre seem to fit the bill. Should I go to 25's? (will they fit) Will this be noticeable in performance loss? EG extra resistance..

Thanks for reading.p.s. I ride a standard Scott Foil 40 and weigh 100kg.

Having only read the first and last page, and with little inclination to read the 20 pages in-between, can people tell me how the following tyres are rated; GP Continental 4000 and Specialized Armadillo.

briztoon wrote:Having only read the first and last page, and with little inclination to read the 20 pages in-between, can people tell me how the following tyres are rated; GP Continental 4000 and Specialized Armadillo.

Been riding on the Specialized Armadillo Elite All Condition tires and have found them to be excellent. Only done 1500-2000km in them but they have been flawless since I got rid of the gatorskins and put these on. Excellent tire for me.

The taterskin is one of the few tyres ever made that probably worked better inside out.

Maybe that was the cause of all my grief in the first place - should have put the tread on the inside!

So we get the leaders we deserve and we elect, we get the companies and the products that we ask for, right? And we have to ask for different things. – Paul Gildingbut really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.